The Best of the
Northern Territory
17 January 2000
Have you been wondering whats happening in the Top End of Australia?
Today has been a day of mass panic in Darwin.� Not crocodiles, box jellyfish, itchy grubs, mouse spiders, taipans, western brown snakes, burning bugs, or even monster cods but a new threat to paradise - the FLYING SPUD.
Yes, until I bought my coffee this morning, I was blissfully unaware of the new threat to the frontier of Australia.� Yes FLYING SPUDS HAVE TERRORISED THE CITY - the NT News has informed me.
'Terrified Darwin residents told of bizarre potato missile attacks on suburban homes at the weekend'
Is it a mere coincidence that Mars Attacks is on this Saturday night on TV.� Did the potatoes say 'We are your friends- go ahead punk - Make My Salad' before smashing into the windows and destroying everything in sight.
When will the terrors of life in Darwin ever cease.� As I write this, the sky is ablaze with lightning and thunder resonating through my fragile skeleton.� Is it just a mere warning of things to come - the end of the financial era - when true value will be placed on the necessities of life - food, shelter and health.� Will potatoes end up ruling the world.� Keep tuned.
Ah, how I now wish I'd taken up shares in the market garden down the road.�